Mara Wilson: (about one of her most famous movies) My boyfriend has never seen Matilda, and I'm not so sure I want him to. He finds the whole thing sort of weird.
At the age of 5, Mara did her very first commercial for a Lunchables commercial. Her one line was "I'll share anything except the pudding!" When 9-year-old Mara appeared on The Rosie O'Donnell Show, she said "It never aired," and Rosie surprised her by playing a clip of the commercial.
Mara played a girl with magic powers in the movie, Matilda.
Mara has appeared in many commercials such as Marshalls, Bank of America, Texaco, and Oscar Mayer.
Mara's was first seen playing Natalie Hillard in the movie, "Mrs. Doubtfire."
Mara won best performance by a young actress in a comedy film for her role in "Matilda" at the YoungStar Awards.
Mara is 5 feet 4 inches tall.
Mara's first Beanie Baby was Speedy the Turtle, which she got from a friend's birthday party.
Mara was raised in the Jewish religion.
In 2006, Mara started attending New York University and is studying acting.
Mara's mother died when she was very young. She has very rarely discussed this tragedy in her life, and when asked about it, she often says "I really don't like to talk about that."